Cravat



Oct. 6, 1953 J. A. cosueu i 2,654,095

\ CRAVAI' Filed Jan. 3, 1952 INVENTOR. JOSEPH A. GQGUEN fim ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 6, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORAVAT Joseph A. Goguen, West Warwick, R. 1.

Application January 3, 1952, Serial No. 264,705

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a four-in-hand necktie or cravat or the preformed knot type which is attached to the collar.

It has been usual in the use of cravats where a ready-formed knot is provided which is detachable from the remainder of the tie to have the knot formed with a breast portion of the cravat extending through the knot. In some cases the breast portion is merely passed through a tubular part, shaped in the form of a knot without the necessity of tying the breast portion into a knot.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a cravat in two parts, one of the parts being in the shape of a knot and the other part which I term a breast member detachably secured to this knot.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cravat which will have a perfectly shaped knot as distinguished from a knot which may at times become unshapely where it is successively formed each time the cravat is placed in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide the breast portion of the tie so that it may be I easily removed, which may become desirable when the tie would become soiled in certain occupations that the wearer was engaged.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cravat which may be varied as to appearance by the use of several breast portions with a single knot thus providing different combinations of solid colors in such an arrangement.

Another object of the invention is to so provide the attaching mechanism that the breast member may be attached to or detached from the knot without touching the fabric of either.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collar with the cravat, which is the subject of this invention, shown in position with relation to the collar;

Figure 2 is a fragmental rear view illustrating the knot member of the cravat and the upper portion of the breast member as attached in position; I

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figurez;

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 55 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is an exploded view of a fragmental upper portion of the breast member and the device to which it is secured which provides for the 2 attachment of this breast member to the knot member; and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of cravat showing in dotted lines a collar as it would be positioned with reference thereto.

In proceeding with this invention, I provide a shell of rigid material, such as metal or plastic, which is covered with the fabric desired. The shell has a tapered recess accessible from its rear by an opening in the back of the shell so as to receive the upper end of the breast member of the cravat by reason of a device which is secured thereto and which will wedge itself into the shell which forms the knot, making it easily assembled by positioning thewedge in place or easily disassembled by sliding the device upwardly to release it from the shell. In some cases, the shell may be equipped with arms to prevent it from sliding upwardly when it is hung on the upper edge of the collar or the collar button.

I With reference to the drawings, I0 designates generally the knot member and H the breast member of the device. The knot member comprises a sheet metal shell l2, which may be of any rigid material such, for instance, as metal or. the resins commonly referred to as plastics. This shell has a front surface of a form following the contour of a part of a, cone, being convex as at l3 for substantially a semi-circle in cross section. The edges of this arcuate portion are turned inwardly as at I4 (see Figures 3 and 4) so as to form a hollow recess I5 which is open at its back as at I6. This recess has converging tapered walls of a generally wedge shape or dovetailed form. The shell thus formed is covered with a fabric I! which extends over the outer convex surface l3 and tucks inwardly around the inturned flanges M, where it is secured by some adhesive. The shape of this shell thus covered is the same as a well-formed knot of a four-inhand necktie or cravat.

Finger I8 extends rearwardly from the inner surface of the shell l2 and are turned downward ly as at I! and joined together as at 20 so as to receive the button 2| of the shirt or collar in this loop, or the fingers l9 may extend over the upper edge of the collar to hold the knot member in position.

In some cases there extends outwardly from the opposite sides of the member [0, arms 22, as shown in Figure 7, which are of a resilient nature and curved at their ends as at 23 to pro vide a bearing surface which may engage the fold 24 of the collar so as toprevent the knot from being slid upwardly to disengage the fingers l8,

3 [9 from holding relation with the button or collar as above described.

The breast; member I I of the cravat is entirely separate from the knot member and is a piece of fabric designated generally 25 which is in the shape of the suspended portion of a cravat and may be of one or two parts. This member 25 is shown larger in Figure 6 and is secured at its upper edge to a sheet metal attaching device designated generally 23 and shown in Figure 6 as comprising a center part 21 having wings 23 extending from this central member 21, which wings are bent at their upper edges to provide clamping jaws 29 so as to receive portions 30 of the member 25 between the wings 23 and jaws 29 so that folding of the metal parts 28iarid 29. together will grip and bind these portions 30. .The intermediate part 3| of the upper edge'of this fabric 25 is positioned over the mid portion 21' and is clamped in engagement therewith by a jaw 32 which is bent from theupper edge of .the D01? tion 21 down into engagement with this mid pertion 3|. At the same time, this clamping provides a fold 33 (see Figures 1 and '7) in the upper mid portion of the tie which is the type of fold that is caused by puckering the tie by compressing the same laterally by a knot which occurs in the normal tying of the necktie about the collar. This device 26 with the fabric 25 forms the breast member which at its upper end is of generally wedge shape. There is also formed from the central portion 21 of the device 26 arms 34 which may be bent over the jaws 29 to lock the jaws in position.

A handle 35 also extends downwardly from this mid portion 21 which serves as a convenient portion for gripping the breast member for positioning it through the opening [6 in the shell and pulling it downwardly until this device 26 wedges itself between the converging walls of the shell, as shown in Figures 2 and 5. If it is desired to detach the breast member, it is merely necessary to grasp the handle and push upwardly and then rearwardly to release it from the knot member I0.

By this arrangement, the knot member may be of one solid color and the breast member of the same solid color or a different solid color, it being possible to sell the cravat in a package containing two or three solid colors one alike and the others different from the color of the knot so as,

to contrast therewith. The cravat is made up in the correct form and may be attached to or detached from the button or collar by placing the knot in place and thereafter attaching the selected breast member. The knot is always perfectly formed and the fold is also properly formed for a well designed tie of good appearance.

I claim:

1. A cravat comprising a generally rigid member in the shape of a four-in-hand knot having generally converging side walls, said member being formed with an opening in its back, the walls 'of which opening provide a generally tapered recess which converges downwardly, means to secure said member to a collar, a breast member having at its upper end an attaching device, said device havinga central portion and two wing portions extending at an angle to the central portion forwardly therefrom, each portion carrying a clamping means to secure the breast member to its portion independently of said rigid member, said device with the breast member being of a size to pass through said recess and of a transverse size engaging said converging walls to suspend the breast member from the knot member.

2. A cravat as in claim 1 wherein said device has a handle depending from the central portion of the attaching device rearwardly of the breast member to be manually gripped for removing the breast member from the knot member or positioning it therein.

3. A cravat as in claim 1 wherein said breast member is folded inwardly adjacent the point of being gripped by the central portion of said device to resemble a wrinkle caused by knotting a necktie.

JOSEPH A. GOGUEN.

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